Ruensa Haxhiaj (; born 19 October 1995), known professionally as Enca (), is an Albanian singer.
She rose to fame after releasing "A po t'pëlqen" in 2014, gathering over 100,000 views on YouTube within 24 hours. Haxhia made her music debut in 2012 with "The Best Of" and "Kjo Verë". She later joined Big Basta in Kënga Magjike and continued to work with other acclaimed artists. She participated in Top Fest twice, and reached the semi-finals in her second attempt. She also participated in Zhurma Show Awards in 2016, where she won four awards, including the first place.
Life and career
Ruensa Haxhiaj was born on 19 October 1995 in Tirana to an Albanian Orthodox family. Initially, she started posting cover versions of various songs on video-sharing platform YouTube. She started using Keek, a social media for video statuses and gained her own fan base. She sang short parts of various songs, posted videos of her daily life, etc. She also participated in the talent show The Voice of Albania in which she failed twice in a row to pass the blind auditions.Enca Haxhia fails to pass the Blind Auditions Although her debut didn't receive significant feedback, she continued working on her solo career. She was featured in various songs, mainly those of rappers. She participated in the Top Fest twice, in 2013 and 2014. At the 2016 Zhurma Video Music Awards, she won two awards for "Best Pop" and "Best Female" with the music video for her song "Dreq".
Notes:
To view the moment when Enca is handed the "Best Pop" award, go to 26:57. To view the "Best Female" award being handed to Enca, go to 34:32. To view the "Internet Prize" award being handed to Enca and Noizy, go to 49:00. To view the "Best Video" award being handed to Enca and Noizy, go to 56:48. At the same awards ceremony, she and rapper Noizy jointly won two awards for "Internet Prize" and "Best Video" with the music video for their collaboration "Bow Down".
Haxhia announced her single "A po t'pëlqen", a Kosovar Gheg penned pop-dance song on Keek. She then released the music video in late-July and received an enormous feedback. Besides her national attention, she also gathered a big number of international fans. The song, which gathered hundreds of thousands of views within its first week.
Discography
2012 – "The Best Of" 2012 – "Kjo Verë" 2012 – "100" featuring Big Basta & Etnon 2012 – "All That" feat. Big Basta 2013 – "Dua të jesh ti", Top Fest 2013. 2013 – "Jepe Tash" 2013 – "Real Love" feat. Ardit 2013 – "E ke rradhën ti" 2013 – "Baby Girl & Gangsta Boo" feat. B Genius 2014 – "Ata nuk e din" feat. Noizy 2014 – "Ishim ne", Top Fest 2014 2014 – "A po t'pëlqen" 2014 – Enca & Mozzik "Edhe njo" 2015 – Soul Killa 2015 – Call Me Goddess 2016 – Dreq 2016 – Bow Down ft. Noizy 2017 – Love on my body 2017 – Ciao 2018 – Dua 2018 – Kujt Po I Han feat. Don Phenom 2018 – Rendez Vous 2019 – "Balad" 2019 – Hajde ft. Muharrem Ahmeti 2019 – Jealous 2019 – MWAH 2020 – " Amor (ft Zaza & Mixey) " 2020 – "Young and Pretty" – cover 2020 – "Perhaps" – cover 2020 – "Ku Mete" 2020 – "Break Down" (ft. Don Xhoni) 2021 – "Ndoshta" 2021 – "Rakia" 2021 – "Suavele" 2022– "Kalle” ft. Navid Zardi 2023 - “Albanian” ft. Muharrem Ahmeti” 2024 - "Dashni" 2025 - "Original” 2025 - "Ciao 2" 2026 - “
Awards and nominations
Top Music Awards
||2016 ||"Enca Haxhia" |Female Artist of the Year
Zhurma Show Awards
||2014 ||"A po t'pelqen" |Best Styling
||2015 ||"Soul Killa" |Best Pop
|rowspan="5"|2016 |rowspan="2"|"Dreq" |Best Pop
|Best Female
|rowspan="3"|"Bow Down"(feat.Noizy) |Best Song
|Best Video/First Prize
|Internet Prize
References